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Puerto Rican Amazon  (Amazona vittata)

Also Known As: Puerto Rican Parrot, Red-fronted Amazon
 
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Puerto Rican Amazon Male

Credit: (c) Marie Stafford
 
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Not available

Captive Status:
In captivity in captive breeding programme.

Longevity:
Not available

Housing:
Flight cages provided at Luquillo Aviaries (captive breeding facility; administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) new facilities being built at Rio Grande (El Yunque).

Enrichment:
Not available

Nest Box Size:
Not available

Clutch Size:
2 to 4

Incubation Time:
Not available

Fledging Age:
Not available

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.amazonasociety.org/

Captive Projects:
http://www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/PRP_aviaries.htm


More Info Sites:
http://www.nfwf.org/docs/2005_yearinreview.pdf

http://www.eco-index.org/new/stories/2005/december.cfm